Dot tattoo ideas

3,012 photos and flash · 42% Dotwork, 35% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Ornate lotus flower design drawn in black linework with pink and purple watercolour washes on white paper, beside two Ecoline ink bottles and a brush.
Ornate lotus design in pink and purple ink
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and dotwork swirls across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a black dress neckline below.
Peony and rose chest and shoulder piece
Black and grey mandala and floral dotwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine line chain detail across the fingers.
Mandala and floral hand tattoo
Close-up of a teal and black botanical tattoo with stylised leaf and bud shapes and small dots, placed centrally on the chest above a sheer black bralette.
Teal botanical motif on the sternum
Purple linework mandala tattoo with a central eye and leaf motifs across the top of a foot, with a silver toe ring and orange cord anklet.
Mandala with central eye on top of foot
Two views of a forearm tattoo of an anatomical heart with a teal and green bird, red ginkgo leaves and an orange sun with dotted rays, in mixed colour and dotwork shading.
Anatomical heart with bird and ginkgo leaves on forearm
Black and grey flash design of the words Be Different in script lettering over a stippled dotwork flower with leaves, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Be Different script over a dotwork flower
Botanical tattoo design of a magenta five-petal flower with thin black swirling vines and small dots, drawn on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Magenta flower with black swirling vine
Fine line grey floral vine tattoo with dotted details on the top of a bare foot near the ankle, with red painted toenails.
Floral vine tattoo on the foot
A compass rose tattoo with scattered coloured leaves, petals and dots on a person's upper back, reaching up towards the neck in a botanical style.
Compass rose with colourful leaves on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a treble clef filled with patterned bands, dotted swirls and flowers, a design that could suit a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Treble clef with floral swirls
Black and grey fine line lotus flower tattoo on a forearm, with a thin stem, two small dots and a looped infinity-style line below.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a dreamcatcher, swallow, feather, leaf vine and geometric triangles.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Fine line black vine tattoo with curls, dotwork and small leaves wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot.
Fine line vine tattoo on an ankle and foot
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye and yin-yang details above a lotus flower, in a botanical and dotwork style, with no body placement shown.
Hamsa hand and lotus flower design
Black line drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with swirling patterns, dots and a curled stem, shown on a white background.
Ornate lotus flower design
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with a row of dots running down from it.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare wrapped in a snake, with roses and leaves above and an eye in a triangle below.
Hare, snake and botanical upper arm piece
Black ornamental flower tattoo with lace-like petals, a stem and two patterned leaves on a forearm, in a botanical blackwork style.
Ornamental flower and stem on a forearm
Black dotwork and linework lotus tattoo with mandala-style petals and single dots above and below, sitting on the upper back.
Dotwork lotus flower on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo on the centre of a chest, with a fine line and loop beneath it, partly covered by a black lace top.
Lotus tattoo on the chest
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging petal edging, placed on the chest beneath the breast.
Lotus mandala under the breast
Brown henna floral mandala with swirls and dots on the back of a hand and wrist, in a botanical style.
Henna floral design on the back of a hand
Black linework flash design of an ornate hourglass with a candle inside and a peony, drawn on grey paper.
Hourglass and peony design sketch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flower inside a large triangle outline on the inner forearm, with smaller dotted triangle and teardrop shapes above and below.
Flower in a dotwork triangle on a forearm
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with dotwork and mandala-style patterns, drawn on a sketchbook page; it is a tattoo design, not shown on skin.
Ornate mandala elephant head in pen
Black and grey roses with dotwork shading running down the outer thigh, with dark clothing covering the rest of the leg.
Two roses with dotwork on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and hanging dot-line drops, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a line of dots above and below.
Black lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line lotus tattoo with three dots beneath it on the side of the ribs.
Fine line lotus on the ribs
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with an unalome-style line and dots on the inner wrist.
Lotus and unalome on the wrist
Black line drawing of a botanical flower design with dotwork shading on the petals, flowing stems, leaves and buds, shown as a tattoo design.
Flowers and buds on a sweeping stem
Colour tattoo of blue hydrangea flowers and green leaves wrapping around an ankle, in a botanical style.
Blue hydrangea ankle tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, shown on the torso.
Teacup and roses on skin
Botanical tattoo of a sprig with red and pink flowers, black leaves and small dots on the upper arm.
Red flower sprig on an upper arm
Black and white drawing of a stylised flower with pointed leaves, curling tendrils and small dotted accents, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Black floral ornament with swirls
Black and grey fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting up the nape of a neck, with small dots trailing above.
Dandelion seeds drifting on the nape
Black and grey tattoo on an ankle showing a script monogram, swirling figure-eight lines, shaded flowers and small stars.
Script monogram with flowers and stars on an ankle
Black line tattoo of a lotus mandala with dot details on the lower back, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Lotus mandala with dotwork on lower back
Pencil sketch of an ornamental tattoo design with a flame motif, a lotus, a moth and dotted accents, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Lotus and moth design sketch
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lotus with mandala detailing and dotted lines, placed on the centre of the chest.
Lotus and mandala design on the chest
Black and grey pencil drawing of a hamsa hand with a lotus flower and an eye at its centre, shown as a tattoo flash design on paper.
Hamsa hand with lotus and eye design
Coloured drawing of a tattoo design with pink plumeria-style flowers, a blue butterfly and black scrollwork on a white background.
Pink flowers and butterfly tattoo design
Dark ink mandala armband with a central flower, leaf motifs and dotted detailing wrapped around the upper arm.
Mandala flower armband on upper arm
Woman with a botanical tattoo of two peonies, black leaves and dotted swirls across her upper chest and shoulder, in mixed black, grey and muted rose tones.
Peony and leaf chest and shoulder tattoo
Black ink line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with dotted petals and hanging drop ornaments, a mandala-inspired flash design on a white background.
Ornamental lotus with dotted drop chains
Black and grey deer head with geometric antlers, pine cones and pine sprigs with small red berries, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Geometric deer and pine cones on thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo on a forearm of a leafy sprig outlined in fine black line, with pink, blue and yellow washes and a blue triangle at the base.
Watercolour sprig and triangle on a forearm